CNC KNITTING INSTALLATION

2023 - 2024 Spring
Academic + Group Work
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - MS Digital and Material Technologies - Systems Engagement
Instructors |  Sean Ahlquist
Collaborators | Jutang Gao, Archit Goyal, Daniel Merupu, Lucas Yan, John Hilla (fabrication)

This project showcases an example of an installation of Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) knitted textiles. It provides a piece of tensile architecture where different knitting methods are explored such as stitch structures, knit patterns, materiality & 3d formal expression. It proposes an example for multi-material knitted-textiles where the tensile stabilities of different material qualities and formal expressions are witnessed in a moment.




isometric diagram showing knit placement and dimensions inside the MS studio with the existing human-knitted installation
the cnc-knitted installation is aimed to figuratively compare to the human-knitted installation to compare the resolution in stitch-size and to understand digital & social tools in tensile architecture making
 



the cnc knitted textile is embedded inside the skylight of the studio - directing light colorfully, with various transparency zones into the studio

the knitting composition is composed of three parts:
i - panel - tube - panel (blue transparent piece at the top)
ii - single panel with one opening (pink & blue gradient with transparent in between zones)
iii - tubular knit with textures (blue and purple)











installation process

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